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Coleman: Reporters’ questions — on-camera, not ‘quiet’ — cost him election

By Chris Steller | 02.01.09 | 12:47 pm

Norm Coleman suggested in a TV interview Sunday that reporters’ asking about charges of illegally funneled money cost him the Nov. 4 Senate election. “That could have been a quiet story,” Coleman said. “It could have been a story that…

Does politicking since Nov. 4 smear officials, process? Election judges say no

By Chris Steller | 11.12.08 | 1:07 pm

Charges are flying that post-election lawsuits, press releases, talking points, and media (un)availabilities are smearing — or worse, interfering in — Minnesota’s election process, and sliming — or worse, intentionally intimidating — the state’s election officials. Setting aside for the moment the current and serious question of whether intimidation tactics are in play, it’s worth hearing out two Minnesota Independent commenters, self-identified election judges both, who say they don’t feel slimed by basic calls for review, recount and investigation.

Workers Sue Government over Tactics Used During Raid

By Abdi Aynte | 09.06.07 | 10:16 am

ICE detaining immigrantsThe federal agents who raided a meatpacking plant last December in Worthington allegedly shouted racial slurs at Hispanic workers and ordered women to disrobe, all while non-Hispanic workers moved around the facility unchecked, according to a…